Scottish Gaelic/Simple Sentences

In a simple English sentence, such as 'John drank milk' the subject comes first, then the verb, then the object. In Gaelic, however, the verb comes first, then the subject, then the object. An example of a sentence would therefore be:

dh'òl Iain bainne

John drank milk

Iain /'iən/ John; dh'òl /γəl/ drank; bainne /'banjə/ milk;

word

IPA pronunciation

meaning

Iain

'iən

John

dh' òl

γəl

drank

dh' òl Iain

γəl 'iən

Iain drank

bainne

'banjə

milk

Other examples of the same type of sentence construction would be the following: